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Track_Shovel slrpnk.net Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net
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lasta piefed.world lasta@piefed.world
Joined: 2026-01-21
#2 · Quote Reply

I see your “snakes have two penises” and raise you “kangaroos have THREE vaginas”.

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zqwzzle lemmy.ca zqwzzle@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-06-07
#3 · Quote Reply

Don’t echidnas have 4?

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elbucho lemmy.world elbucho@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-19
#4 · Quote Reply

Obligatory snake facts from The Fix:

https://youtube.com/shorts/J8fmQ8E7rhE

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Track_Shovel Moderator Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2023-06-13
#5 · Quote Reply

I see your “snakes have two penises” and raise you “kangaroos have THREE vaginas”.

Hi, is this still available?

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OwOarchist pawb.social OwOarchist@pawb.social
Joined: 2026-02-13
#6 · Quote Reply

Not just snakes, most reptiles.

Also common in other branches of the evolutionary tree as well, as in most sharks.

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oyfrog lemmy.world oyfrog@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-12-09
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Hemipenes (and penis/intermittent organs) are really diverse in terms of size and shape. A lot of lizards and snakes have little nodules and barbs that vary from species to species. Not sure what the ornaments do, but it's interesting. Also interesting is that having two (i.e. one on each side) potentially means that there's a handedness in terms of the preferred side used for mating.

Other fun facts about penises and other intermittent organs: cats and other felids have barbed penises that force ovulation in the female. Tangentially related are the pseudo penises of female hyenas.

More fun facts: damselfly males have intermittent organs that are spoon shaped so they scrape out the sperm of rival males.

Respond 'cock facts' to learn more about penises and intermittent organs.

Respond 'stop' if you don't want to learn cool shit.

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Che Banana beehaw.org The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org
Joined: 2024-03-01
#8 · Quote Reply

and here I was sitting on my duck corkscrew penis knowledge like I was a well educated soul....

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Im_old lemmy.world Im_old@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-04
#9 · Quote Reply

Hemipenes (and penis/intermittent organs) are really diverse in terms of size and shape. A lot of lizards and snakes have little nodules and barbs that vary from species to species. Not sure what the ornaments do, but it's interesting. Also interesting is that having two (i.e. one on each side) potentially means that there's a handedness in terms of the preferred side used for mating. Other fun...

Cock facts!

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Track_Shovel Moderator Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2023-06-13
#10 · Quote Reply

and here I was sitting on my duck corkscrew penis knowledge like I was a well educated soul....

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Ghostie lemmy.zip Ghostie@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-12-16
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pipes sh.itjust.works pipes@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-08-04
#12 · Quote Reply

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Just making conversation

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Ghostie lemmy.zip Ghostie@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-12-16
#13 · Quote Reply

Just making conversation
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KubrickFR lemmy.world KubrickFR@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-27
#14 · Quote Reply

I love this twist on that:
"Did you know that on average, snakes have one penis. Now think about it carefully"

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Medic8me piefed.ca Medic8eme@piefed.ca
Joined: 2025-07-15
#15 · Quote Reply

All the wild rabbits around where we live have two as well. Happens apparently.

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Imgonnatrythis sh.itjust.works Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-09-23
#16 · Quote Reply

All the wild rabbits around where we live have two as well. Happens apparently.

What part of 3mile island are you on?

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Imgonnatrythis sh.itjust.works Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-09-23
#17 · Quote Reply

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When you have two pensises, you don't ask why, you just shut up about it and enjoy having two pensises.

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T156 lemmy.world T156@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-14
#18 · (edited) Quote Reply

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Probably to make mating easier, since they can protrude out on either side, rather than the snake having to reposition, or end up poking straight down into the dirt.

But genital shapes can be pretty weird in general. Just look at humans. Instead of a simple tube, they have a squishy plug thing on one end. They don't even have a baculum to keep it straight, they just use hydraulic pressure.

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Jyek sh.itjust.works Jyek@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-07-01
#19 · (edited) Quote Reply

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It's actually a hemipenis. It's a single penis with two heads. Forked like their tongue. It's because they breed in piles and it doubles their odds of hitting a target

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crank0271 lemmy.world crank0271@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-17
#20 · Quote Reply

All the wild rabbits around where we live have two as well. Happens apparently.

...all? Have you checked each of them?

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billwashere lemmy.world billwashere@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-12
#21 · Quote Reply

And so do sharks.

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Jello_o Bot Jello_o@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-06-12
#22 · Quote Reply

thanks for the info, ill definitely use it a lot

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kryptonianCodeMonkey lemmy.world kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-13
#23 · Quote Reply

I love this twist on that: "Did you know that on average, snakes have one penis. Now think about it carefully"

Obligatory call out to Hank Green's "The Fix" and his amazing fact-based intimidations:
https://youtube.com/shorts/J8fmQ8E7rhE

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qualia lemmy.world qualia@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-11-05
#24 · Quote Reply

I see your “snakes have two penises” and raise you “kangaroos have THREE vaginas”.

Now I need to add a new nsfw "marsupial orgy" filter for when I'm watching pr0n (at work).

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MinnesotaGoddam lemmy.world HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-27
#25 · Quote Reply

Do they use both at the same time? For pissing? For intercourse? For the third thing? Does a snake have a favored penis? Are they corkscrew or some other unusual shape?

I never thought I'd have so many questions (read, more than 1) about snake penis.

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MinnesotaGoddam lemmy.world HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-27
#26 · Quote Reply

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Sssstrange thing not to have

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oyfrog lemmy.world oyfrog@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-12-09
#27 · Quote Reply

Cock facts!

Thanks for joining penis and intermittent organ facts.

Did you know that the "tail" of the male coastal tailed frog is actually an extension of the cloaca effectively acting as an intermittent organ?

Reply 'more cock' for more facts about penises and intermittent organs.

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Che Banana beehaw.org The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org
Joined: 2024-03-01
#28 · Quote Reply

apparently, for me it's two penis day

Currently rereading steel beach and this little gem popped up 2 pages in tonight

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lessthanluigi lemmy.sdf.org lessthanluigi@lemmy.sdf.org
Joined: 2024-11-08
#29 · Quote Reply

E621 and it's consequences, at least for me

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flora_explora beehaw.org flora_explora@beehaw.org
Joined: 2023-06-11
#30 · Quote Reply

I see your “snakes have two penises” and raise you “kangaroos have THREE vaginas”.

Cool! And it mentions "Inside Nature’s Giants"!!

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janewaydidnothingwrong lemmy.world janewaydidnothingwrong@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-06-30
#31 · Quote Reply

E621 and it's consequences, at least for me

I wanna ask what that is but I am also afraid to

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Jomega lemmy.world Jomega@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-12
#32 · Quote Reply

I wanna ask what that is but I am also afraid to

Furry image board.

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lessthanluigi lemmy.sdf.org lessthanluigi@lemmy.sdf.org
Joined: 2024-11-08
#33 · Quote Reply

I wanna ask what that is but I am also afraid to

The E number for monosodium glutamate (EU food chemical naming system)

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